K2's Piste Pipe Ski is more than just a halfpipe jibber—it's an all-mountain master. Even if you don't plan on exploring switch tele turns, the twin tips make it easier to land your 540s, and the turned-up tails throw a huge rooster tail that will impress (or tick off) old-school, crunchy pinners. The beefy dimensions eat up powder and crud and give you a solid landing platform when you find yourself spinning around in the air. The Piste Pipe Skis' stiff flex provides the precision you need to carve up the pipe or dice through manky March conditions. With ABS sidewalls and thicker, more durable edges than K2's freeride offerings, the Piste Pipe can take on any rock, rail or hard landing. Three sets of inserts allow you to quickly change the binding position depending on the conditions. Center your stance for the pipe, move it back for the powder. *Not available for shipping outside US.
solid, dependable, playful
I love these skis! Quiver-of-one-worthy if they weren't quite so heavy. Though they aren't light, they are so solid, especially in crud, corn and chowder. I find them to be firm and snappy on the groom, and never have any chatter on the ice. The piste pipes are very playful for such a crudbuster-- these are not just stiff planks. The big shovels and 85mm waist mean that they will float in all but the deeper fluff, though they won't give you the soft, porpoise-y ride in the pow that you could get with a softer ski. This is my day-to-day ski as a patroller, and they hold up well, especially considering the rocks that I subject my skis to. The burly bases and edges have held up well, though the sidewalls do get chopped up. A great ski for the resort skier that likes to ski off-piste. A killer corn ski. The twin tips make for good times in the bumps and better maneuverability in tight trees. Awesome!
Smokin da PistePipe
I drive these skis mounted with Bishop Bombers and the Garmont Energys. If you are the kind of person who has to drive, not comfortable in the passenger seat, then this ski/binding/boot combo is the shiznit. This combo is so powerful, you definitely must be in active control, can not just be along for the ride. If you mount em centered they turn real quick, but are a bit sketch at high speeds. But you can set the binding back some and get excellent float through the PowPow. Of course, if you have the desire to break yourself off a piece of the rails this ski is so ready. Super tuff edges and bases, I don't do the park but, have been in the trees and rocks this season and have heard a few base shots that sounded really rough, but I can barely see any scratches, let alone core shots...Very happy with this ski, only downside I can find, is really firm groomers are a bit chattery, but if you lay the edge over more and press even harder the ski digs in and rails. And who wants to be on super hard grooomer anyway.
Good all mountain for an east coaster who goes West
I’m a 5'7" 150lb skier in PA, WV and New England. I bought 170cm last year with the Targa T9 bindings and used in some epic snow at Alta over Easter. These things floated nicely in a foot or two of pow, and I was so glad I had them. They are stable at fast speeds on the groomers and can edge well on the steeps, and landing jumps is so easy. My other ski is the Super Stinx. Piste Pipes aren't quite as snappy in the moguls, which is why I rate a 4, but the bumps out west are so consistent, that they work great as an all mountain ski out there if you travel but don't live there. I would personally prefer a hardwire instead of T9 binding on this ski just for added stability and power.
Piste Pipe Review from Colorado
When skiing the 183 K2 Piste Pipe inbounds, found that the ski adapts very easily to different conditions. The Piste Pipe cuts you slack when you roll into boilerplate from the fluff. The ski responds great edge-to-edge, rolls smoothly, and it would work very well as a work ski for Patrol or Mountain Operations people. Twin tips make intro to backwards skiing fun and make finishing the turn in crusty crap snow a bit more forgiving than the flat tail of a typical ski. Found that the twin-tip also finishes cleaner than a non-twin-tip ski in steep terrain. This mid-fat ski is now my ultimate favorite tele-ski. I drive it with G3 Targa T/9 bindings—great combo. Thanks K2! These skis ROCK! Tele-skiers have an all around ski with incredible versatility. -Craig in Nederland
Skis that make tele-rippin easy
At first glance I was a little intimidated by these twin tippers with metal studs, but when I actually got to ride them it was love at first turn. First off they float well through soft snow, easily bust through crud and they are stand outs in bumps. The rooster tail gives the skier behind you face shots the whole way down too. They're easy to maneuver, have an incredible sweet-spot, and built confidence enough to land switch off kickers. My only misgivings is the fact that I have been taking huge divots out of the inside top edge right around the boot when the skis knock together. I've been on them maybe twenty days and I've already needed to epoxy the divots and am ready to switch bindings to even out the ruts. If you’re an aggressive skier looking for ski to play in the snow in just about any conditions east of the Mississippi and any but the deepest days west of the Mississippi, I highly recommend the pipes. Just watch the inside edge.
